This week marks not only the 75th anniversary of The Hobbit, but also the shared birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. It’s Tolkien week so we’ve got lots of Hobbit and more in today’s Sequel Bits. After the jump read about the following:

Six new photos from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have been revealed.

Peter Jackson reveals a new Hobbit trailer will be released Wednesday.

One actor joins a sequel and teases a second, while a different actor dismisses a sequel and approves another. All that and more in this edition of Sequel Bits. After the jump read about the following:

Mel Gibson says he wouldn’t do a fifth Lethal Weapon and was at one point interested in doing Mad Max 4.

Speaking of Mad Max: Fury Road, an official plot synopsis has been revealed.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse has some choice adjectives for Kick-Ass 2.

Even more tributes have been cast in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Gareth Evans tweeted a concept image from Berandal, the sequel to The Raid Redemption.